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Poland vs Spain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 69th vs. 51st).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Spain
Population
36176920
48786181
Population rank 46/197 32/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$1.72T
2024
GDP rank 21/197 14/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$35,297
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$56,926
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$1.75T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
100.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$35,940
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 19/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$24,195
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
192,934 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
253 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.12
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
46.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
84 years
2025

Poland and Spain: Comparison Charts

Poland and Spain economies compared

GDP
Poland

Spain
Year GDP
Poland Spain
1960 - $12,424,514,014
1961 - $14,238,126,760
1962 - $16,609,632,791
1963 - $19,631,714,760
1964 - $21,966,876,027
1965 - $25,479,619,607
1966 - $29,559,436,183
1967 - $32,570,905,397
1968 - $32,394,326,464
1969 - $37,090,689,288
1970 - $40,963,715,237
1971 - $46,586,119,760
1972 - $59,090,176,029
1973 - $78,583,355,226
1974 - $97,204,522,642
1975 - $114,695,060,870
1976 - $118,422,534,195
1977 - $132,354,665,936
1978 - $160,484,969,618
1979 - $214,448,666,336
1980 - $232,600,556,974
1981 - $202,663,023,968
1982 - $195,856,752,991
1983 - $170,829,074,246
1984 - $171,979,977,230
1985 - $180,664,322,896
1986 - $251,141,555,186
1987 - $318,520,253,335
1988 - $375,891,716,898
1989 - $414,460,794,097
1990 $65,977,748,211 $536,175,326,477
1991 $85,500,935,935 $576,753,902,322
1992 $94,337,050,693 $630,465,353,486
1993 $96,043,157,273 $524,700,572,624
1994 $110,803,635,288 $530,183,651,720
1995 $142,838,527,115 $614,170,002,669
1996 $160,813,026,223 $642,251,412,058
1997 $159,893,964,917 $589,739,772,727
1998 $175,282,269,667 $618,731,484,575
1999 $170,704,452,715 $634,394,904,387
2000 $172,953,527,033 $598,102,854,756
2001 $191,823,200,371 $627,798,682,379
2002 $199,694,463,256 $708,938,227,244
2003 $218,561,225,998 $907,963,217,058
2004 $256,268,656,145 $1,069,829,382,515
2005 $306,999,913,151 $1,154,667,551,776
2006 $345,897,630,736 $1,261,846,683,275
2007 $429,715,132,138 $1,476,746,276,855
2008 $535,612,030,672 $1,636,115,447,613
2009 $440,891,472,247 $1,496,587,590,848
2010 $478,111,630,684 $1,427,989,078,917
2011 $527,848,543,023 $1,487,568,659,241
2012 $498,148,649,703 $1,330,994,811,670
2013 $518,179,836,405 $1,362,186,923,158
2014 $542,134,167,179 $1,380,244,561,362
2015 $480,054,118,583 $1,206,164,777,553
2016 $473,259,623,976 $1,243,015,667,917
2017 $528,356,723,263 $1,321,754,088,819
2018 $594,616,632,477 $1,431,642,809,327
2019 $602,683,770,145 $1,403,496,387,686
2020 $605,914,186,118 $1,289,783,836,971
2021 $689,170,171,187 $1,461,244,901,853
2022 $695,607,522,885 $1,446,498,147,749
2023 $812,451,128,979 $1,620,090,734,957
2024 $914,696,430,325 $1,722,745,978,335

Poland and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Spain
Year GDP per capita
Poland Spain
1960 - $408
1961 - $463
1962 - $535
1963 - $627
1964 - $695
1965 - $797
1966 - $916
1967 - $997
1968 - $978
1969 - $1,109
1970 - $1,211
1971 - $1,361
1972 - $1,708
1973 - $2,246
1974 - $2,748
1975 - $3,208
1976 - $3,277
1977 - $3,625
1978 - $4,353
1979 - $5,766
1980 - $6,204
1981 - $5,367
1982 - $5,156
1983 - $4,475
1984 - $4,487
1985 - $4,696
1986 - $6,509
1987 - $8,234
1988 - $9,696
1989 - $10,674
1990 $1,731 $13,795
1991 $2,236 $14,801
1992 $2,459 $16,101
1993 $2,497 $13,330
1994 $2,875 $13,406
1995 $3,701 $15,461
1996 $4,164 $16,101
1997 $4,137 $14,722
1998 $4,534 $15,382
1999 $4,416 $15,708
2000 $4,521 $14,743
2001 $5,015 $15,368
2002 $5,223 $17,111
2003 $5,721 $21,522
2004 $6,712 $24,925
2005 $8,044 $26,451
2006 $9,069 $28,422
2007 $11,273 $32,652
2008 $14,049 $35,603
2009 $11,556 $32,280
2010 $12,568 $30,659
2011 $13,868 $31,825
2012 $13,087 $28,456
2013 $13,622 $29,229
2014 $14,262 $29,708
2015 $12,638 $25,982
2016 $12,464 $26,756
2017 $13,913 $28,381
2018 $15,658 $30,602
2019 $15,875 $29,787
2020 $16,151 $27,234
2021 $18,636 $30,799
2022 $18,891 $30,270
2023 $22,145 $33,509
2024 $25,023 $35,297

Poland vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Spain
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Spain
1950 58.3 61.8
1951 58.9 61.5
1952 59.7 64.8
1953 61.3 65.7
1954 62.3 66.9
1955 63.1 66.7
1956 63.4 66.8
1957 64.4 66.6
1958 64.9 68.8
1959 66.4 68.7
1960 67.1 69.2
1961 67.8 69.6
1962 68 69.6
1963 68.3 69.8
1964 68.9 70.5
1965 69.4 70.9
1966 69.7 71.2
1967 69.9 71.3
1968 69.8 71.7
1969 69.8 71.1
1970 69.6 72.1
1971 69.8 71.7
1972 70.1 73
1973 70.7 72.7
1974 70.7 73.1
1975 70.6 73.5
1976 70.4 73.8
1977 70.3 74.3
1978 70.4 74.5
1979 70.2 75
1980 70.5 75.5
1981 70.6 75.7
1982 70.9 76.3
1983 70.8 76.1
1984 70.6 76.5
1985 70.5 76.4
1986 70.6 76.7
1987 70.8 77
1988 70.8 76.9
1989 70.8 77
1990 70.6 77
1991 70.7 77.1
1992 70.9 77.6
1993 71.3 77.7
1994 71.7 78.1
1995 72 78.2
1996 72.3 78.3
1997 72.6 78.9
1998 72.8 78.9
1999 73.2 78.9
2000 73.6 79.4
2001 74.2 79.7
2002 74.5 79.8
2003 74.8 79.7
2004 74.9 80.3
2005 75.1 80.3
2006 75.3 81
2007 75.4 81
2008 75.6 81.3
2009 75.9 81.6
2010 76.3 82
2011 76.6 82.2
2012 76.8 82.2
2013 77.1 82.7
2014 77.3 82.8
2015 77.6 82.6
2016 77.6 83
2017 77.7 83
2018 77.6 83.1
2019 77.9 83.5
2020 76.6 82.2
2021 75.6 83
2022 77.9 82.4
2023 78.6 83.7
2024 78.8 83.8
2025 79 84

Poland and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Spain
Year Population
Poland Spain
1960 29,637,450 30,455,000
1961 29,964,000 30,739,250
1962 30,308,500 31,023,366
1963 30,712,000 31,296,651
1964 31,139,450 31,609,195
1965 31,444,950 31,954,292
1966 31,681,000 32,283,194
1967 31,987,155 32,682,947
1968 32,294,655 33,113,134
1969 32,548,300 33,441,054
1970 32,664,300 33,814,531
1971 32,783,500 34,224,490
1972 33,055,650 34,604,469
1973 33,357,200 34,988,947
1974 33,678,899 35,373,335
1975 34,015,199 35,757,900
1976 34,356,300 36,137,812
1977 34,689,050 36,511,638
1978 34,965,600 36,864,898
1979 35,247,217 37,191,330
1980 35,574,150 37,491,165
1981 35,898,587 37,758,631
1982 36,230,481 37,986,012
1983 36,571,808 38,171,525
1984 36,904,134 38,330,364
1985 37,201,885 38,469,512
1986 37,456,119 38,584,624
1987 37,668,045 38,684,815
1988 37,824,487 38,766,939
1989 37,961,529 38,827,764
1990 38,110,782 38,867,322
1991 38,246,193 38,966,376
1992 38,363,667 39,157,685
1993 38,461,408 39,361,262
1994 38,542,652 39,549,108
1995 38,594,998 39,724,050
1996 38,624,370 39,889,852
1997 38,649,660 40,057,389
1998 38,663,481 40,223,509
1999 38,660,271 40,386,875
2000 38,258,629 40,567,864
2001 38,248,076 40,850,412
2002 38,230,364 41,431,558
2003 38,204,570 42,187,645
2004 38,182,222 42,921,895
2005 38,165,445 43,653,155
2006 38,141,267 44,397,319
2007 38,120,560 45,226,803
2008 38,125,759 45,954,106
2009 38,151,603 46,362,946
2010 38,042,794 46,576,897
2011 38,063,255 46,742,697
2012 38,063,164 46,773,055
2013 38,040,196 46,604,197
2014 38,011,735 46,460,733
2015 37,986,412 46,422,303
2016 37,970,087 46,458,139
2017 37,974,826 46,571,232
2018 37,974,750 46,782,011
2019 37,965,475 47,118,501
2020 37,515,748 47,359,424
2021 36,981,559 47,443,821
2022 36,821,749 47,786,102
2023 36,687,353 48,347,910
2024 36,554,707 48,807,137

Fertility rates in Poland and Spain

Fertility rate
Poland

Spain
Year Fertility rate
Poland Spain
1960 2.98 2.86
1961 2.83 2.77
1962 2.72 2.8
1963 2.7 2.88
1964 2.57 3.01
1965 2.52 2.94
1966 2.34 2.91
1967 2.33 2.94
1968 2.24 2.87
1969 2.2 2.86
1970 2.2 2.84
1971 2.25 2.9
1972 2.24 2.87
1973 2.26 2.84
1974 2.26 2.88
1975 2.27 2.77
1976 2.3 2.77
1977 2.23 2.65
1978 2.21 2.54
1979 2.28 2.37
1980 2.28 2.22
1981 2.24 2.04
1982 2.34 1.94
1983 2.42 1.8
1984 2.37 1.73
1985 2.33 1.64
1986 2.22 1.56
1987 2.15 1.49
1988 2.13 1.45
1989 2.08 1.4
1990 2.06 1.36
1991 2.07 1.33
1992 1.95 1.31
1993 1.87 1.26
1994 1.81 1.19
1995 1.62 1.16
1996 1.59 1.14
1997 1.51 1.15
1998 1.44 1.13
1999 1.37 1.17
2000 1.37 1.22
2001 1.31 1.23
2002 1.25 1.25
2003 1.22 1.3
2004 1.23 1.31
2005 1.24 1.33
2006 1.27 1.36
2007 1.31 1.38
2008 1.39 1.45
2009 1.4 1.38
2010 1.41 1.37
2011 1.33 1.34
2012 1.33 1.32
2013 1.29 1.27
2014 1.32 1.32
2015 1.32 1.33
2016 1.39 1.33
2017 1.48 1.31
2018 1.46 1.26
2019 1.44 1.23
2020 1.39 1.18
2021 1.33 1.18
2022 1.29 1.16
2023 1.16 1.12

Poland and Spain demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Spain
Year Median age, years
Poland Spain
1960 26.6 29.4
1961 26.8 29.6
1962 26.9 29.7
1963 27.1 29.9
1964 27.3 30.1
1965 27.5 30.2
1966 27.7 30.3
1967 27.8 30.4
1968 28 30.4
1969 28.1 30.2
1970 28.2 30.1
1971 28.4 30.1
1972 28.5 30
1973 28.5 30
1974 28.6 30
1975 28.6 30
1976 28.7 30.1
1977 28.9 30.2
1978 29.1 30.4
1979 29.3 30.6
1980 29.5 30.7
1981 29.8 30.9
1982 30.1 31.1
1983 30.3 31.4
1984 30.6 31.6
1985 30.8 31.9
1986 31.1 32.2
1987 31.4 32.5
1988 31.7 32.9
1989 32.1 33.2
1990 32.4 33.6
1991 32.6 33.9
1992 32.9 34.2
1993 33.2 34.6
1994 33.5 34.9
1995 33.9 35.3
1996 34.2 35.7
1997 34.4 36.2
1998 34.7 36.6
1999 35 37
2000 35.2 37.4
2001 35.5 37.8
2002 35.8 38.1
2003 36 38.3
2004 36.3 38.5
2005 36.6 38.8
2006 36.9 39
2007 37.2 39.2
2008 37.5 39.4
2009 37.8 39.8
2010 38.1 40.2
2011 38.2 40.6
2012 38.4 41.1
2013 38.7 41.7
2014 39 42.2
2015 39.3 42.7
2016 39.7 43.1
2017 40 43.5
2018 40.4 43.8
2019 40.8 44.1
2020 41.1 44.5
2021 41.5 44.9
2022 41.9 45.4
2023 42.4 45.9
2024 42.9 46.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Spain
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$1.63T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
45.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
4.59%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
1.51%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
199,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
69.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
19.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
66.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
24.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.2%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,180,703
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.96%
2024
Number of billionaires
10
2025
34
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
277
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$754B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$6.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
36,410,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
19.8%
1998
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Poland Spain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
2,294 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$23.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
217.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
4.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
68.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
25.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
5,118 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
47%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
10.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.9%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Spain
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.6%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
+111,674
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
81.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
80.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
89
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
176
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
99.7%
2021
English speaking
49.1%
2023
22%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
95.8%
2024

Health

Poland Spain
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$2,911
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$558
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
4.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
31.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
3.1
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
16.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
9.7%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
28.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
9.16 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Spain
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
3,953 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
95,648 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
71,757 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
424,505 mi
2020

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